IRL F1 World Championship
Round 3
British Grand Prix
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Invictus World Championship continues its European leg; Round 3 brings us to the home of British Motorsport, Silverstone. As a result of Brooklands Oval being severely damaged during World War II, the circuit was abandoned. From then on most British circuits were being built on disused Royal Air Force airfields, and Silverstone, located in Northamptonshire in central England, was one of those circuits which hosted its first race in October 1948; the Royal Automobile Club International Grand Prix.
After a new pit building, the Silverstone Wing, was completed in time for the 2011 race, the start of the track was relocated to between Club Corner and Abbey Corner. Almost flat out, the right-hander of Abbey leads immediately into the left-hander of Farm before cars brake heavily into the second gear, right-handed turn three; Village Corner. The even slower left-hander of the Loop comes immediately after, and leads into the flat-out left-hander of Aintree, before cars head down the DRS zone of the Wellington Straight. Turn 6, the left hander of Brooklands, is taken by drivers and leads immediately into Luffield, another second gear curve; a right-hand hairpin. The right-handed kink of Woodcote leads cars down the old pit straight, before the difficult sixth-gear right-hander of Copse, with a minimum speed of 175 mph in the dry for Formula One cars. Then, the challenging complex of Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel lead cars down the 770-metre Hangar Straight with the fifth-gear right-hander of Stowe at the end. The fifteenth turn of the track, Stowe, has a minimum speed of 125 mph and precedes a short straight, named Vale, which leads cars downhill towards the Club complex. Heavy braking is required for the left-hander of turn 16, and understeer can be an issue for the next right-handers of turns 17 and 18, as cars tentatively accelerate round to the start-finish straight.
The Spanish Grand Prix began in controversial fashion with Miles experiencing engine failure on the grid which prevented him from starting the Race and resulted in a Safety Car. In Turn 1 saw Ferrari driver Mike and Yarhamm in the Manor making contact. It was also disaster for Driver's Championship Leader FabulousChicken as he failed to finish the race with a terminal failure in the Hybrid engine which has allowed Mike to take over the lead. New additions BWAClyde and Fascone will be delighted to score points in their first Invictus League Race. But the most jubilant were Mercedes who saw their driver Sirspud achieve his very first race win. Will this result in Sirspud mounting a serious challenge for the Driver's Title?
Predictions - Pole, Race Winner, Podium Finishers, Fastest Lap?
What are your thoughts on what you have heard/saw from the 2017 edition so far?
Do you think Kvyat will last another season on F1?
What are your hopes for the British Grand Prix?